Co-Production,Service Exchange Networks,and Social Capital

ABSTRACT

Much social commentary has been written of late on the loss of mediating structures within communities and the resulting decline in social capital. One way to rebuild these structures is through a model known as co-production, which has been championedby attorney, Edgar Cahn. Co-production provides a vehicle by which community members can exchange services and build reciprocal relationships for mutual benefit. Economic value is accorded these services through a mechanism known as “time dollars.” This paper provides an overview of co-production models and examines the ways in which time dollars can be used to strengthen economic and social capital.     

创新教育与教学创新——开放式毕业设计模式的研究与实践

要想通过毕业设计环节培养学生的创新意识与创造能力 ,首要的问题是毕业设计教学模式必须创新。笔者以《毕业设计环节中学生创新意识与创造能力培养的研究与实践》为题开展研究表明 ,开放毕业设计的创新模式为创新人才的培养奠定了良好的育人环境 ,且可操作性强     

A Consumer Cooperative Association Specializing in Services for the Elderly

Summary

Over the past 10 years, a Japanese cooperative association named Fukushi Club Seikyo (FCS) has developed a unique, non-profit business specializing in services for the elderly. It aims to promote a reciprocal support system among neighborhood community members. FCS has successively organized its active members, mainly homemakers, into workers' collectives and successfully provided various life support services at a very small charge. Their human-touch service appears in sharp contrast to bureaucratic public services and profit-making private services. The civil initiative presented by FCS suggests a potential for a community-based social service system that may guarantee quality services without raising taxes and premiums for social insurance.     

区域自主创新联盟的动力机制研究

区域自主创新联盟的动力应当包括内驱力和外驱力两个方面,分别对两种驱动力进行了解析,并从构筑联盟合作的共生愿景、构建联盟合作的规范机制、建立市场导向的合作创新模式等三个方面探讨了内驱力的构建,从培育联盟合作的区域创新文化、推动区域企业战略层面的创新合作、形成鼓励创新合作的区域创新政策和产业政策、积极推动区域创新合作服务平台建设等四个方面探讨了外驱力的构建。     

构建自主式教学模式浅析

提出以学会学习、学会应用、学会创新为基本点的自主式教学模式,从自主式教学模式的构建原则和实施过程两方面对该教学模式进行了分析。     

A Pilot Study About the Needs of Older Gays and Lesbians

Abstract

In a pilot study, a population of gay and lesbian elders were surveyed to determine what types of long term plans they have made in preparation for their old age, what types of information they feel service providers need to know to better meet their long-term needs, and what is their perception of aging. The results of this pilot study demonstrated that almost three-fourths of the total sample have started to make plans for growing old. The respondents reported that social workers needed to be more knowledgeable about gay lifestyles and the importance of their partners. It was also found that the views of aging became more positive as the gay and lesbian individuals grow older.     

Risk Analysis of Safety Service Patrol (SSP) Systems in Virginia

The transportation infrastructure is a vital backbone of any regional economy as it supports workforce mobility, tourism, and a host of socioeconomic activities. In this article, we specifically examine the incident management function of the transportation infrastructure. In many metropolitan regions, incident management is handled primarily by safety service patrols (SSPs), which monitor and resolve roadway incidents. In Virginia, SSP allocation across highway networks is based typically on average vehicle speeds and incident volumes. This article implements a probabilistic network model that partitions “business as usual” traffic flow with extreme‐event scenarios. Results of simulated network scenarios reveal that flexible SSP configurations can improve incident resolution times relative to predetermined SSP assignments.     

Calligraphy and Modern Chinese Writers

迄今为止，中国现代文学研究已取得了举世瞩目的成就，但趋于“饱和”的状态 也使其陷入了举步维艰的境地。因此，寻找新的学术增长点就变得异常重要和紧迫。 “书法文化”与“中国现代作家”的关系，几近是一个研究空白，以往很少引人注 意，这是令人遗憾的。事实上，许多中国现代作家都与书法文化有着不解之缘，他们 在书法收藏、书法创作、书学探讨上都做出了重要贡献；反过来，书法文化也对现代 文学的存在方式、文本形式、情感表达、思维方式以及审美趣味等产生了深刻的影 响。另外，通过对书法文化与中国现代作家关系的考察，还可引发我们进一步深入思 考文学、书法、文化、教育等相关问题，以便有助于新世纪的中国文学和文化获得更 大的发展空间。

关键词: 书法文化?中国现代作家?学术创新?第三种文本?书学

Research on modern Chinese literature has achieved results that have attracted wide attention. However, its state of near “saturation” has placed it in a dilemma with no clear way forward. Finding new academic growth points has become exceptionally important and urgent. The relationship between the “culture of calligraphy” and “modern Chinese writers” is virtually a research blank and has so far attracted regrettably little attention. In fact, many modern Chinese writers have had close ties with calligraphy, making important contributions to its collection, creation and scholarly exploration. Conversely, the culture of calligraphy has exerted a profound influence on such things as the mode of existence, textual forms, emotional expression, ways of thought and aesthetic tastes of modern literature. Moreover, an examination of this relationship may stimulate us to reflect more deeply on literature, calligraphy, culture, education and related issues, which may help us gain a larger space for the development of Chinese culture and literature in the new century.     

地方政府公共服务能力建设的困境分析

地方政府公共服务能力的建设是构建公共服务型政府的必然要求。提升地方政府公共服务能力,必须从根本上解决其内在的五重困境——理念困境、动力困境、体制困境、机制困境、路径困境。     

以行业文化建设促进高速公路事业发展

高速公路作为一种新型的行业,在国民经济发展和人们的日常生活中,发挥着越来越重要的作用。然而,如何以高速公路行业文化建设引领高速公路事业的发展,成为诸多高速公路管理者探讨的一项重要的管理问题。加强行业文化建设,保证措施到位,必将有力地推动我国高速公路事业的不断发展壮大。